Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement (Number 1 Bow)
REMOVAL PROCEDUREFolding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 1 Bow - Removal Procedure:
1. Position the top with the number one bow up.
2. Mark the location of the number one bow to the front side rails.
3. Remove the fasteners attaching the right and left front side rail weatherstrips to the number one bow.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 1 Bow - Removal Procedure:
4. Remove the seal compression panel.
5. Mark the location of the top material where it wraps over the number one bow to aid in installation.
6. Remove the staples attaching the top material to the number one bow.
7. Remove the staples attaching the tension cable bracket right and left flap.
8. Remove the staples attaching the headliner to the number one bow.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 1 Bow - Removal Procedure:
9. Remove the staples attaching the stay pads to the number one bow.
10. Remove the screws attaching the headliner to the number one bow.
11. Remove the speed nuts attaching the headliner to the number one bow.
12. Remove the screws attaching the tension cables to the number one bow.
13. Mark the location of the number one bow to the front side rails.
14. Remove the nuts attaching the number one bow to the front side rails.
15. Remove the number one bow.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 1 Bow - Installation Procedure:
1. Position the number one bow to the marks on the front side rails with the tension cables through the corner slots.
2. Install the nuts attaching the number one bow (1) to the front side rails.
Tighten
Tighten the number one bow to the front side rail nuts to 14 N.m (10 lb ft).
3. Install the screws attaching the tension cables.
4. Attach the headliner to the number one bow with speed nuts.
5. Install the screws attaching the headliner to the number one bow.
Tighten
Tighten headliner attaching screws to 2 N.m (17 lb in).
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 1 Bow - Installation Procedure:
6. Staple the tension cable flaps to the number one bow (1).
7. Staple the stay pads to the number one bow.
8. Staple the top material to the number one bow.
Folding Top Roof Bow Replacement: Number 1 Bow - Installation Procedure:
9. Install the seal compression panel.
Tighten
Tighten the seal compression panel screws to 3 N.m (25 lb in).
10. Install the fasteners attaching the front side rail weatherstrips to the number one bow.
11. Close and latch the top.